Sharing my passion for Creativity

August 2011

August 31, 2011

Well, today is the last day that you can order from the Summer Mini? After today, most of these products will be gone for good. I have to say that I'm going to miss the Nautical Suite! This suite did not carry over into the new Idea Book and Catalogue which is so sad as it's a great product line to have on hand for all men in our lives!

Also today is the last day for the Buy 3 Get 1 Free Promotion, now is the time to stock up on your Designer Series Paper for the holidays. Don't forget you can also order the Nautical paper in this promotion.

I will be placing an order tonight at 9 pm if you would like to add those last minute items from the Summer Mini or take part in the Buy 3 Get 1 promotion.

August 30, 2011

I'm excited to share today project with you as it was made by Alison. She saw this bat on Shelli's blog and had to recreate it as she loved it so much!! She knew that the bat was from the Petal Cone die and the wings were from the Perfect Pennant die. Once she cut them out she was off to create!

I love how she used Glimmer Brads for the eyes!! She even took the time to fill it with chocolate decorated using the new It's an Occasion stamp set.

August 29, 2011

Wow, I can't believe that this is our last week of summer. The girls and I are going to have a fun week with some back to school shopping, hanging out with friends and of course there will be some stamping in there too!! One of the things that I'm looking forward to is the back to school routine, don't get me wrong..I love the lazy days of summer but I'm ready for some routine in our lives!! LOL.

With being back to school means that I have some fun classes planned for you. I hope you can join me for this fun class.

Here are the details:

With this class, you will be making a set of cards using the new adorable stamp set called Button Buddies.You will go home with 8 beautiful cards, the stamp set Button Buddies and a package of Designer Buttons. You can choose from 2 options: 1) Go home with 8 beautiful cards for $30 OR 2) Receive the stamp set, a package of buttons and go home with 8 beautiful cards for $45.

August 28, 2011

Last night was the perfect night for a family drive to our favourite ice cream place! We love visiting Shaw's Ice Cream in St. Thomas. I feel bad as I don't have a lot of pictures from this summer as my camera was in getting fixed, so now that it's back I have to make up for those missed photo opportunities!! So, I decided to capture our favourite place and share it with you in a MDS page.

The background was a challenge from my friend Heather. She gave us the background, the banner and the top note off to the side.

I decided to add to it by using the following products:

- Grunge Embellishments ( the frame box around my photos)

- Smitten Alphabet Punch

- Sweet Details Alphabet Brush Set

- Just Perfect Alphabet Brush Set

You can order any of these digital downloads by clicking here. Don't forget only 3 more days to order from the Summer Mini and to order from the Buy 3 Get 1 Free Promotion.

August 27, 2011

I hope you are having a great day!! I'm looking forward to stamping with my club ladies this morning and show them the projects that we are making!

Last week, I had my first Snow Much Fun class and the ladies loved it!! They agree with me that they love this colour combo and this stamp set!!

My card today was a fun one to make. I saw the card idea on Dawn's blog and knew that I had to make one. Since I was creating a class with these colours, this card came together very quickly. I love how it turned out!!

August 26, 2011

Wow, what a fun week we had!! I can't believe that next week is the last week of Summer!! That makes me sad to know that school is round the corner.

I can't tell you how much I love the new Spice Cake product line in the Holiday Mini. You only have 7 more days till this new mini goes live!! I can tell you that you are going to want to add these fun products to your wishlist..Spice Cake DSP, Spice Cake Buttons, Spice Fabric and the Gently Falling stamp set!!

I had fun using the Spice Cake DSP and the Gently Falling stamp set to make this cute gift holder. The gift holder came together very easily as I used the new Petite Pocket Die and my Big Shot!

August 25, 2011

What a night we had!! The girls and I were at Heather's house for a class when we had storm approach us. This was no normal summer storm, this was a storm that was producing a tornado. Just about when we were ready to leave, it started..the rain, the lightening and thunder. So all of us decided to stay and chat a little longer. After about hour, we were able to go home. Thanks Heather for the fun night!!

Remember me telling you that I was rearranging my studio and working on displays. I finished my Halloween, and Fall one so far. Now on to Christmas!!

I thought, I would show you one of my Halloween Displays. I ordered the Scaredy Cat Decor Elements and made this super fun Frame. The frame was a CASE from the Frightful Sight Suite in the Idea Book and Catalogue. You can find it on page 22.

Along with my frame, I put a Halloween Candy Wrapper Box and the fun Lollipop Flowers!!

August 24, 2011

I love showing my customers new ways to use product that they have on hand! This month for Technique Club, the ladies learned how to do Black Magic. This is an old stand by technique, but I think I showed the ladies a new way of doing it.

First, you stamp your image in White Craft Ink onto Black card stock and set the ink with a heat tool gun. Now using our Watercolour Pencils you are going to colour in the image. Now if using a 2 step stamp, you are going to stamp the image in White craft ink and heat set again. Voila, you have Black Magic.

On my projects today, I used a new stamp set from the Holiday Mini called Gently Falling!! This is a must on your Holiday Wishlist!!

One of the things that I have been doing more is embossing my titles. I stamped my image in Cajun Craze Craft Ink, and then sprinkled on Clear Embossing Powder and then heat embossed it!! I love the finally results!!

August 23, 2011

I don't know about you but Summer is just sailing by!! I can't believe that we only have 2 more weeks left till school starts and only a few more weeks till the Summer Mini is done! There are lots of fabulous products that will be gone for good once August 31st comes. One of my favourite line is the Nautical Suite and I will miss it for sure. Time to stock up on the Nautical DSP!!

I wanted to show you one of the cards that we made last week in my All Occasions Stamp a Stack. I used the stamp called Sail Away and the best thing is that it's only $11.95. I knew that I wanted to create my card around the Well Worn DSP. The only thing that I love about Stampin' Up is everything coordinates. So I picked the colours that were in the DSP and created by card from there.

OMG, have you seen the new Stripe folder for the Big Shot!! This new folder is a must in your supplies!!

If you would like to order any of the supplies to make this project OR take advantage of the Buy 3 Get 1 Free promotion, you can click here to begin your ONLINE shopping experience! The best part is the order is shipped right to your door!

August 22, 2011

I wanted to share one of the cards that we made last week in my Stamp a Stack. I used the new set called It's a Wrap. This set is so cute as there is so much that you can do with it. You can create cards with it, wrap them around chocolate, create tags and so much more.

My card today was CASE from the Idea Book and Catalogue. You can find the sample on page 59. My card today used Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo and Calypso Coral which are the new In colours for this year.